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- Each Contracting Party may revoke, suspend or limit the operating authorisation or technical permissions of an airline(s) designated by the other Contracting Party where:
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- a)In the case of an airline(s) designated by the Netherlands:
- I)it is not established in the territory of the European part of the Netherlands under the Treaty establishing the European Union or does not have a valid Operating License in accordance with European Union law; or
- II)effective regulatory control of the designated airline is not exercised or not maintained by the European Union Member State responsible for issuing its Air Operator’s Certificate, and the relevant aeronautical authority is not clearly identified in the designation; or
- III)the airline is not owned, and it is not effectively controlled by Member States of the European Union or the European Free Trade Association and/or by nationals of such states.
- b)In the case of an airline designated by the Kingdom of Bahrain:
- I)it is not established in the territory of the Kingdom of Bahrain; or is not licensed in accordance with the applicable law of the Kingdom of Bahrain; or
- II)the Kingdom of Bahrain is not maintaining effective control of the airline; or
- III)the airline is not owned, and it is not effectively controlled by the Kingdom of Bahrain and/or their nationals.
- c)such airline is unable to prove that it is qualified to fulfil the conditions prescribed under the laws and regulations normally and reasonably applied in conformity with the Convention to the operation of international air services by the Contracting Party receiving the designation; or
- d)the airline fails to comply with the laws and/or regulations of the Contracting Party granting these rights; or
- e)the airline otherwise fails to operate in accordance with the conditions prescribed under the present Agreement.
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- Unless immediate action is essential to prevent further non-compliance with paragraph 1 of this Article, the rights established by this Article shall be exercised only after consultation with the other Contracting Party. Unless otherwise agreed by the Contracting Parties, such consultations shall begin within a period of sixty (60) days from the date of receipt of the request.
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- This Article does not limit the rights of either Contracting Party to withhold, revoke, limit or impose conditions on the operating authorization of an airline or airlines of the other Contracting Party in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 (Security)
